Balanced nutrition is essential to fighting obesity and heart disease. The American Heart Association has a certification program to help you pick healthy food–it’s called “Heart Check.” Heather Wayco, director of clinical nutrition with Lee Health, joined us to talk about the program.
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March Madness continued on Monday with the twelfth-seeded Lady Eagles facing the fourth-seeded Wildildcats. FGCU fanatics and students grabbed a seat inside Alico Arena on Monday to watch the big game on the jumbotron against the Villanova Wildcats for a chance to be in the Sweet Sixteen. “We’ve been here for years, and we always […]

12-year-old boy dies two days after crash in Lee County
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Older couple shot trying to pass crowd in Lehigh Acres
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says someone fired into an older couple’s pick-up truck in Lehigh Acres while they were on their way to Key West, and the people involved are still on the run. Crime Stoppers said all the older couple did was attempt to drive through the intersection at night with a large […]

Questions surround Golden Gate Estates murder, suspect’s connection to the victim
The man accused of killing a woman in her 70s is now back in Collier County to face charges while investigators scour the crime scene.